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2009 - Our Second Season

 

ssee photos from 2008

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August 5, 2009 - Ashley harvesting Swiss Chard.

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Volunteer sunflower - seed probably deposited by a bird.

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Ashley working the Swiss Chard.

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Rushton Woods look down on Aaron and the newly planted corner field.

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August 16, 2009 - Ashley sowing beets.

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August 15, 2009

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August 2009 - tomatoes & peppers in South Field 2.

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August 2009 - Tithonia in the cutting garden.

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May 16, 2009

big greenhouse
March - 2009, the beginnings of a new, larger greenhouse is taking shape on the farm.


February 18 - 2009. Flats under lights in the cozy confines of the blacksmith shop house the new onions.

February 18 - 2009. Aaron simulates "gentle rain" required to water in the new onion seed.

November 10, 2008 - Aaron turns ground for the 2009 season.


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Ashley & Aaron planting fall succession of Brocoli in South Field 2.

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South Field 2 late afternoon July 25, 2009.

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Peppers & Tomatos, August 5, 2009.

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August 15, 2009. Potatoes coming up.

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August 10, 2009. Chard is getting a little tired.

storm devastation

It's not all picture perfection. This row of tomatoes flopped over after one of July's heavy downpours followed by strong winds.

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May 26, 2009 - The new rototiller is a dream.

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May 26, 2009 -

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May 26, 2009 -

big greenhouse
March - 2009, framework for the new greenhouse dwarfs the original Rushton Farm greenhouse.
February 18 - 2009. Ashley, Aaron and Fred gingerly distribute onion seed - the first planting of the 2009 season.

February 18 - 2009. Ashley and Fred gently cover the newly sown onion seed.

November 10 -Ashley inspects the newly turned soil for a 2009 bed.




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